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Heavier heads

Started by Pine, January 15, 2015, 02:12:00 PM

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Pine

I was wondering how much heavier a head I would need to be able to use 10# heavier spine arrow ?
My 55# Dwyer longbow likes a 70-75# spine @29" with a 125gr. point . I have some 2216 aluminum which is some where in the 75-85# range . If I like the way they shoot I might like to make some woodies in that range .
I am a firm believer that if its not broke , don't fix it . But there might just be a setup that I might like better .
Any thoughts ?
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JohnV

Why not purchase an assortment of field points with varying weights and see which weight works best for you?
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SlowBowinMO

Trying to cross from aluminum to wood by straight static spine will be a bit difficult as the dynamic spine of the two materials differs somewhat in my experience.  But still a good starting point.
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Pine

I have not played with heavy heads much and was just thinking of experimenting with them .
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Fletcher

In my experience, going from 125 to 160 gr is good for about 5 lb spine, 190-200 gr needs about 10 lb.

I shoot a lot of 200 gr heads on my woods these days and really like the arrow flight and performance.  I just do my tuning with the heavy point.
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